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1 arrested after road rage leads to gunfire in Lehigh Acres
Rocco Ruzzo (Photo via Lee County Sheriff’s Office) LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A 26-year-old man was arrested after road rage led to an exchange of gunfire Monday afternoon, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleMan gets 10 years for Cape home invasion, robbery
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for a January home invasion and robbery, the Cape Coral Police Department said Tuesday. Cameron Duffy pleaded guilty to his...
View ArticleMan linked to Diana Alvarez faces molestation, battery charges
FORT MYERS, Fla. Jorge Guerrero faces additional charges related to Diana Alvarez, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. The sheriff’s office is recommending charges of lewd or lascivious...
View ArticleNAACP, Lee County commission talk compromise on Robert E. Lee
FORT MYERS, Fla. The Lee County NAACP chapter is proposing a compromise over a Robert E. Lee portrait in the county courthouse. Commissioner Frank Mann said Tuesday he’s willing to “consider carefully”...
View ArticleAmerican flags stolen from veteran’s Cape Coral home
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A Vitetnam veteran, dubbed by his neighbors as the flag man, is searching for answers after someone stole flags from his front yard. Two American flags were taken on Aug. 12 from Luis...
View ArticlePart of Fort Myers church torn down, construction on preschool to begin
FORT MYERS, Fla. An area of the First Christian Church on McGregor Boulevard was torn down Tuesday to begin construction on a $2 million preschool.
View ArticlePeace rally held in Fort Myers following violence in Charlottesville
FORT MYERS, Fla. Demonstrators gathered in peace Tuesday night following deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The crowd could be heard from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. across...
View ArticleMan linked to Diana Alvarez held without bond on new charges
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 29-year-old man facing molestation and battery charges in connection with a missing Lee County girl received no bond Wednesday. Jorge Guerrero faces charges of lewd or lascivious...
View ArticleWoman accused of snorting cocaine at Lexington Middle
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A resource officer spotted a woman snorting cocaine in her car in the parents’ pickup line at Lexington Middle School, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Christina Hester, 39,...
View ArticleLehigh Acres kindergarten student placed on wrong bus
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Jennifer Cohen is worried about her 5-year-old’s safety after he was forced to walk home alone. The mix-up happened Monday afternoon after the child was released from Manatee...
View ArticleCROW adds snakes, turtles to discovery program
SANIBEL, Fla. Children will be able to learn more about conservation at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife following the addition of snakes and turtles to the discovery program.
View ArticleBudget increases for streetscape project in downtown Cape Coral
CAPE CORAL, Fla. The Community Redevelopment Agency voted Wednesday to increase spending on the streetscape project for Southeast 47th Terrace to about $13.7 million.
View ArticleTesting begins on Dunbar toxic sludge site
FORT MYERS, Fla. Testing began Wednesday on a site where toxic sludge was once dumped near homes in Dunbar. Geologists from the Department of Environmental Protection rolled equipment, including a...
View ArticlePlans move forward for CenterPlace in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. Plans for a new development called CenterPlace, located east of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and south of Alico Road, will include nearly 2,000 homes, 200,000 square feet of retail space...
View ArticleCitrus greening disease main concern at Lee County expo
FORT MYERS, Fla. Citrus growers and researchers gathered Wednesday at the Lee County Civic Center to discuss a disease that attacks trees and threatens Florida’s $9 billion industry.
View ArticleFort Myers pilot, 87, teaches a new generation how to fly
FORT MYERS, Fla. An 87-year-old man started up his own airline company called Fort Myers Airways in 1952 and continues to teach students how to fly.
View ArticleInvestigator talks about role in finding missing Lee County girl
FORT MYERS, Fla. Private investigator Chris Knott opened up about a “horrific” case and his role in helping detectives find a missing girl. Daniel Joseph Thomas, 54, of Bonita Springs, was arrested in...
View ArticleFSW study determines more resources needed for early childhood education
FORT MYERS, Fla. Researchers at Florida SouthWestern State College tracked down the cost of early childhood education and determined more resources are needed for kindergarten students to have a...
View ArticleLegal dispute closes parking garages at Cape Harbour
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A legal dispute between the owners of Cape Harbour and a real estate company led to the closure of public parking at the development, creating a mail delivery problem for residents...
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